I agree with Miss Moon here. I don't believe in rating boxes. Alot of it is subjective, anyway.

Jaxx

I am not sure about the rating system I certainly have found blue diamond rated boxes that I thought were just so-so and I have found boxes with no diamond that were outstanding... I rate sporatically and I think that effects how your rating is counted *Shrug* I mean to say I only rate a box if I was really wow-ed or it really sucked - otherwise I don't rate at all. But you can rate my boxes, I do somtimes look at the ranking of my own boxes, however some of my longer hike boxes have never been found, and I know they are boxes I would enjoy finding... (revolutionary redoubts comes to mind) My Blue Diamond boxes are all about location (which I think is as it should be) .... I won't change the way I am planting because of ratings, I think I plant what I like to seek (maybe most planters are like this?)... longer walks and hikes and/or great locations and clues with little "a-ha's" and of course cemeteries. I mostly subscribe to Miss Moon's feelings on the rating system (the only diffrence being I allow my boxes to be rated and somtimes I am compelled to hit 5-4 or 1) - it's there but I am not sure its good for much, after all there is no icon for a sucky rated box (the reverse blue diamond)

LBM

I rate sporatically and I think that effects how your rating is counted *Shrug* I mean to say I only rate a box if I was really wow-ed or it really sucked - otherwise I don't rate at all.

Your ratings won't count if you rate sporadically. Check the quality of your vote her: http://www.atlasquest.com/boxes/traditional/ratingstats.html

What didn't appeal to me, of course, was the fact that there's no way you can hand-make one of these things, they would always have to be store-bought. Still, at a place with crabs, that might be kinda neat.

i've seen LBs with two stamps that are related. what about a stamp AND crab hole punch that go together. that would be cool!

what about a stamp AND crab hole punch that go together.

Hmmm. Already carved a crab stamp, it served proudly for a coupla years and then went missing. Perhaps carving another is in order.

Thinking more about it, perhaps that punch could be a bonus box.

OK, I"ve letterboxed for another month, and I understand how to use a 1. I feel like I'm at work.